Giving someone else a chance is also giving yourself a chance; perhaps one day, she might fall in love with him?
And she believes that Lewis Holmes is a good man, worthy of a woman entrusting him with her life!
Thinking of this, she smiled, her smile sincere.
Lewis Holmes saw relief and hope in her eyes; he smiled too, reaching out gently to grasp her wrist. Fiona Schmidt did not hide, leaning against the bedhead, looking at him quietly.
The two gazed at each other, neither speaking, as if time had suddenly come to a standstill…
From this day forward, Lewis Holmes visited more frequently, becoming a regular at the marshal's residence.
He came to see Fiona Schmidt every day; after two days of lying in bed, Fiona recovered, physically lively and cheerful, as if she had returned to the carefree Fiona Schmidt of the past.
